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2020-10

OCTOBER 2020

Evolution - Metropolis (Bicep Edit)

Early support from Greg Wilson and Fingerman - out now on vinyl and digital...
https://smashedatoms.bandcamp.com/album/cut-this-way

Cut This Way EP

Cut This Way

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SMASHED ATOMS - Cut This Way

The Remix Deluxe (Japan EP)

Sade - Make Some Room

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CORE ’Proxima B' @hivern_disc is an upscale techno roller tailored for big rooms and high-pressure climaxes. Dashing across stellar winds and chaotic moonscapes at full-throttle, the track flares up halfway in and ends up leaving wisps of vapour in its trail.

CORE – Proxima B [Hivern Discs]

That title's amazing as hell (full 11-minute length track eheh)

Label: Illegal Detroit ‎– ILL 000
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Unofficial Release
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Electronic
Style: Deep House 

Both of the tracks (Side A and B) are reworks of Sade's "Give It Up".

This is Kenny Larkin's version of that song, side B is the version of Stacey Pullen.

Surrender Your Love (Illegal Remixes)

Surrender Your Love (Kenny Larkin Remix)

Sade - Surrender Your Love (Kenny Larkin Remix)

All proceeds from the sale of these recordings will be donated to Humanity Crew (www.humanitycrew.org), an international aid organization with a focus on Greece and the Mediterranean, specializing in the provision of first response mental health interventions and psychological aid to refugees and people in crises.

Produced & arranged by Anatolian Weapons. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. Artwork by Alexander Hobson. LURID11. Lurid Music 2018. Still here.

These compositions include samples from "Zanka" by Tom Mkhize, out on Nyami Nyami Records (https://nyaminyamirecords.bandcamp.com/), and "Rahime" from the album "Büyü" by Fide Köksal, out on Minos-EMI, available on all digital download & streaming platforms. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause.

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Anatolian Weapons - Sunbeam Dance

OMD - Enola Gay

@Kaustell is a dance loving freak and an electronic music producer based in Stockholm, influenced by Techno, Electro, Roots/Dub, Ambient and low tempo psychedelia.

Here he delivers 3 originals on French label @Esthetique-lab,  supported by remixes from Hogt i Tak and K-Effect. 

Our pick of the release is 'Constructive Phases' , an intergalactic soundscape made for drifting away in to other worlds.

Release Date - 30/09/19

Sinchi Blog - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-kaustell-constructive-phases-esthetique/

Youtube - https://youtu.be/6btTMq0BGaE

PREMIERE - Kaustell - Constructive Phases (Esthetique)

The small boat bobbed on the water, looking for a place to dock before dawn broke. The two brothers scanned the shore before honing in on a derelict cove shrouded in darkness. They couldn't be caught, they had travelled for too long to risk their cover being blown. As they moored up and stepped on to solid ground, they gazed up at the famous skyline before them; a sight they had only ever seen before in books and paintings. This would be their new home; a place where they could make their names known. The unsuspecting city had no idea what they were in for...

Lithuanian-based producer Pletnev returns to local label Le Temps Perdu for his second EP, following his 2017 debut with 'St. Bones'. His diverse productions have taken him to labels like SZE, Fleeting Wax, Meda Fury and Hard Fist, with sounds spanning percussive tools to EBM and leftfield cuts. His forthcoming EP, 'Voranto Bros', features blinding remixes from CockTail d'Amore bosses Discodromo and Biologic Records' Lion's Drums.

PREMIERE: Pletnev - Voranto Bros [Le Temps Perdu]

PRE-ORDER: https://lnk.to/FMB015

Following a string of releases this year, Bicep are keeping it green on their label commending the rising Irish duo, and Sligo local heroes.

2019 continues to be a big year for Brame & Hamo who have come through the ranks of Irish talent. Having kept all original releases to their own eponymous imprint since 2016; it’s now time for them to step outside their home, and step up onto Bicep’s label with two tracks ‘Waves Reach’ and ‘Dust’, along with remixes from Poland's Private Press and Voiski from France.

Brame & Hamo 'Waves Reach' EP

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Premiere: Brame & Hamo 'Waves Reach'

It's time for celebration ! As the Worst Records adventure goes on and on, let's take a moment for a multiverse reunion in the form of our first Greatest Hits compilation. This imaginary space is the meeting point between some figures of our hometown and others from outer lands.

You will cross the paths of the authors of the first three releases of the label, namely A Strange Wedding, Christian Coiffure and Jacques Satre (also delivering a mind-warping session under Babiah 8000 alongside Saint-Etienne's activist Farkoner). You'll also hear from Del.Duc, a member of the Positive Education crew. As special guests, we wanted to put some highlights on intriguing faces such as Itako, Gil.Barte and Tassilo Vanhoefen, providing there slow-motion, heavy dream-powered tunes in the style we adore so much. Beesmunt Soundsystem and Black Seed bring up some notable contributions from outside of France, whether it is for a raindance session or a tribal expedition.
How to sum up this whole vortex of trippy blocks of sound? Our dear friend Eiger Drums Propaganda has the answer in the opening track : some strange things happen in this city... and this city is Saint Etienne. This being said in a malicious voice, of course.

https://soundcloud.com/worst_rec
https://soundcloud.com/beesmunt-soundsystem

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PRÈMIÉRE: Beesmunt Soundsystem - Nova Zen [Worst Records]

Forks of lightning ripped through the sky in fluorescent colours of purple and white, lacing the aether with bolts of electricity. From the cliff top the sky felt expansive, mirroring the choppy waters below that stretched further than the eye could see. She stood on the precipice and gazed down into the murky depths, becoming lost momentarily in its dark void. It should have seemed terrifying, but for her this was the most magical place to be during the height of the storm.

Four years on from his Time Tunnel release, UK-based producer Brassica returns to Feel My Bicep with Crystal Sea. Also marking the first label release of the year, the four tracker connects the dots between 90s electronica, 80s synth, 70s prog and 60s experimental electronics, exploring the narratives of music-past. Each track on the EP flaunts his expertly honed production techniques with a refined vision, both looking back to his early memories of dance music whilst dreaming of new musical realms and embarking on the beginning of a new chapter.

Crystal Sea

PREMIERE: Brassica - Storm 87 [Feel My Bicep]

Buy  : https://ombrainternational.bandcamp.com/album/ombra-intl-015

Ombra INTL 015 continues its course, inviting artists from around the world to contribute their unique take on post-punk and dark 80s inspired sounds to a sound of now. This time, Istanbul's Günce Acı makes her Ombra INTL debut with a powerful wave driven techno track. France/Germany repped by FLVN's new project with Charlie Lumberjack as Blaues Einhorn, Daniel Monaco & Futuristant, Mexico's ALF CHAMPION, and Canada;s Robert E Livingood.

PREMIERE : Günce Acı - Extent

Jaegermeister's Save the Night Mix

@petermarks & @sappho-presents-chingo - Lime Appeal (Original Mix)
Label - @bottomforty

Release Date - 04/09/2020

♫ Info + Buy ♫: https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-peter-marks-sappho-lime-appeal-bottom-forty/

Montezuma/Lime Appeal

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PREMIERE - Peter Marks & Sappho - Lime Appeal (Bottom Forty)

buy : https://www.beatport.com/release/our-time-will-come-again-feat-surahn/3077340

20 year dance music industry veteran John Noseda makes a standout debut on Agoria's Sapiens label with a new single featuring Surahn that very much shows off his subtly euphoric and truly emotional house sound. Adding to the essential package is a remix from disco icon Prins Thomas. 

Belgian born Noseda has been running clubs and events such as Kitsch Club, Club 69, WECANDANCE and more recently John The Club and Klub Dramatik Festival for many years. He recently branched out into production after decades of collecting records and DJing, and has a real analogue sound that is perfectly escapist. He has unconditional love for disco, Italo, EBM and house that always shows in his music. It has already been played at iconic clubs like DC10 and Berghain's Panoramabar, and here he works with Australian DFA, Sony and Future Classic artist Surahn to stunning effect. Surahn has played every major festival on the planet from Glastonbury to Coachella, topped the Billboard charts with his collaborative album with Usher and is a founding member of pioneering disco band The Swiss. Always pushing boundaries with his music, he is a world renowned talent who brings real class to this track. 'Our Time Will Come Again' is a deeply immersive house roller, with lush sunset chords and balearic keys that take you to the beach. The mood is melancholic and thoughtful, with gorgeous breakdowns and Surahn's spine tingling vocals adding another layer of emotion that makes a lasting impact. The dub version strips things back to the warm, rubbery beats and perfectly lazy grooves that encourage you to sink and allow your mind to wander. 

Then comes the dazzling remix from Prins Thomas that displays all the usual melodic magic and escapist grooves the world has come to expect from this Nordic icon. He is boss of his own Full Pupp label and deals in neo-disco, house-not-house and plenty in between. He is famously laid back but his sound is super luxurious and has very much defined an era.
This is a stunning new package once again from Sapiens.

PREMIERE : John Noseda - Our Time Will Come Again (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

O/Y (pronounce "Oh Why", a.k.a. Jakob Ahrends), master of his own signature sound and virtuoso in minimal funk lands his latest 4 track explorations on Moodfamily. Playful melancholy weaved in shuffled downbeats and shifting grooves takes you on a journey in musical expertise. Let the Prophet preach, not with words but with waves.

The Prophet

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O/Y - The Prophet

Artist: Jesse Trinidad
Title: Arnika's Way
Remix by: Aera
Label: Metrica
Release: October 9th

Photography www.elenakulikova.com

PREMIERE: Jesse Trinidad - Arnika's Way (Aera Remix) [Metrica]

There is definitely something "afro" inspired about this latest EP from Puma & The Dolphin, certainly in comparison to pretty much everything else the mysterious Bulgarian project has produced, including a great EP for Canadian imprint Chambre Noire and some stellar inclusions on every one of Dj soFa's highly respected "Elsewhere" compilations. 

The story goes that while immersed in domestic life during lockdown in Sofia the music evolved to take in what was happening at home and saw the inclusion of toy instruments, drum playing, the voices of children playing and even the family parrots whistling and squawking in the background. These random ambient insertions when seen in the context of the hypnotic and percussive rhythms and timbres are oddly reminiscent of the late, great Francis Bebey who, although culturally and physically a million miles removed, was also known for recording much of his work at home and who also featured the voices of his children playing. 

In fact, it is as much the music's playfulness and simplicity that give the pieces their distinctive character, at times echoing the repetition and mesmerism of Raymond Scott's "Soothing Sounds For Baby" series. Yet, childrens' music this is not. There is a mysticism and depth on one hand and a willingness to experiment on the other that echoes the pioneering experimentalist K. Leimer's early Eno-inspired tape outings (check "Supermarket" for example). 

I asked Puma & The Dolphin's Nikko Names if he could share the story behind how these six tracks came together. He had this to say: 

"This collection of pieces were created during a monotone period of my life which I have overlaid with colour: a time in which I surrender to the beauty of home life - watching my kids play, feeding the birds - entwining these sounds of my surroundings amongst the rhythmic layers of these pieces. Playing the drums to remind us of the next circle dance for four. There is something mystic to travel only in your head; a shamanic trip inside the body with no concepts and answers."

Indoor Routine

INVINC 28 Puma & The Dolphin - Indoor Routine [samples] 12"/mini-LP OUT NOW

The stars flickered and flashed up above against a dense backdrop of black, they were far away from the glow of the street lights and as such were able to see clearly the glowing embers of life far away. The desert night was still but for the soft blowing breeze and the occasional cry of a bird in the distance far away. It was haunting, ethereal and yet uniquely comforting to know that there was not a soul who could touch them out here beneath the fog of a galaxy of glimmering stars. 

XDB is set to release his debut album via Dial Records as they celebrate twenty years in business. The label has come a long way and has made many friends over the years of whom Kosta Athanassiadis is one.

PREMIERE: XDB - Desert Night [Dial]

Artist: A-Tweed
Track: Mzee Jomo 
Format: Digital
Label: Bandcamp Exclusive
Release date: 02/10/2020
Purchase: https://a-tweed.bandcamp.com/track/mzee-jomo

After the homage to Ghanaian Revolutionary and PM Kwame Nkrumah in his first EP "Who is the Enemy?" out in May 2020 via dutch label "Afrobotic Musicology", Italian dj/producer based in Rome A-Tweed releases brand new music dedicated to Kenyan President and anti-colonialist Jomo Kenyatta
A tribal, weird and slow, percussive club oriented track definitely linked to the downtempo and psychedelic side of afrofuturism.

https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed

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PREMIERE #1236 | A-Tweed - Mzee Jomo [Bandcamp Exclusive] 2020

YOUR GHOST IN ME

Third single from Yet Another Kito Jempere Album. Collaboration with Kito Jempere Band vocalist Noteless on bass/synths and Italian finest Hard Ton duo with Massimo Bastasi on vocals. Song which appearing on the album as almost 11 minute tech-ambient track, on the single edited to the perfect radio version, made by Lipelis, who changed it into proper pop hit. Heartbreaking George-Michael-ish vocals and lyrics alongside with Yamaha QY70 sounds making proper 80s soundtrack feel. On remix duties Kito’s best friend, Kito Jempere Band member, long time collaborator Lipelis (L.I.E.S./ Public Possession) delivering 8-minutes long journey and Low Budget Family/House Hamam artist Moonoton bringing 80s touch of the track into full-power. 
Your Ghost In Me artwork is an art-project with Russian designer Dima Shiryaev, man behind a lot of Kito Jempere artworks, Present Perfect Festival, Dom Beat and KUZNYAHOUSE clubs. It is 10 different artworks and each digital shop or platform got it’s own 

Mixed by Roman Urazov
Mastered by Atjazz��
Yet Another Kito Jempere Album is out via Emotional Response as 2xLP In October along side with Yet Another Kito Jempere Remixes EP with mixes from Cable Toy, Lipelis, Samo DJ and Linja.�

More info: www.kitojempere.com

PREMIERE : Kito Jempere feat. Hard Ton & Noteless - Your Ghost In Me (Lipelis Remix)

Inspired by a distorted crime-scene imaginary, “Blood on the Pavement” by Athens based slowed-down music wizard Anatolian Weapons is Marguerite Records’ 9th release.
Front side, entirely curated by the Greek producer, contains 3 EBM-esque, mid tempo dancefloor ready cuts - ranging from the trippy 303 workout in “Blood on the Pavement” on A1 to the more stripped down “The Word is Hate” on A3.
Flip side is a proper Daniel Holt takeover! First cut it’s his version of the title track, characterized by an all around saturation, an heavy tom workout and a VHS sounding synth lead. On B2 the Nashville artist takes on “Death on the Pavement” and brings an unexpected New Beat taste to the jam.

Limited edition of 50 professionally dubbed tapes.
All tracks mastered by Francesco Brini (Spectrum mastering & vinyl).
Artwork by: Stefano Comensoli_Nicolò Colciago, printed by: Spazienne.
Liner notes by Gabriele Casiraghi.
Duplicated in Milan, 2020.

MRG009. Anatolian Weapons feat Daniel Holt - Blood On The Pavement

Mother of Mars​ is the latest musical outlet of New Yorkers ​Vito Roccoforte & Gabriel Andruzzi.​ Having cut their teeth as the rhythm section of​ The Rapture​, who were at the forefront of the late nineties post-punk revival scene, they took to channeling their mutual love of disco, house and techno, the bandmates took to DJing together as ​Vito & Druzz​i. Having honed their skills and joint workflow, the Mother of Mars project sees them shift focus from club orientated productions towards Avant-Garde, New Age and Experimental influences.

2018 saw their first exploration as Mother of Mars releasing their ​Seed 2 Sky​ 12” on Ransom Note Records. These synth-laden tracks, both 10 minutes in length, were lovingly crafted from their shared Brooklyn-based studio and cast a midpoint between each’s wide reaching influences. This time around, they come armed with the angelic vocals of Japanese expat ​Jaiko Suzuki​ and a variety of percussion from across the globe.
Space Without A Shadow​ is the first outing from this new body of work and is in many ways considered by the pair to be the missing track from their ​Seed 2 Sky ​release. Although both refreshing and exciting, the track unfolds in an almost familiar way. The result is a beautifully-strange fusion of genre and culture alike. Over a beating kick and layers of driving percussion, repetitive synth riffs swirl in and out of focus clearing the way for Jaiko’s multi-tracked airy vocals, subtly playing off of one another in the foreground.

“Space Without a Shadow had its genesis shortly after the writing of the first Mother of Mars release, Hera in the Valley, which came out on Ransom Note Records the 19th of January 2018. This release also marks the wonderful and talented Jaiko Suzuki joining the Mother of Mars universe. Space Without a Shadow was always intended to be the next record after Hera in the Valley and now 2+ years later or a mere fraction of a second in cosmic time, which Mother of Mars prefers to work in, we give you Space Without a Shadow.
In the song—Vito, Jaiko and Gabriel all seemed to be moving through convergent musical and lyrical lines (or possibly cycles or spirals) that passed through a space of negating the popular modern idea of the individualized objectified self. Not an annihilation of self, but the dissolving of a particular and common conception of self. As part of this process we possibly make space for something else altogether or maybe we even get rid of a sense of delimited space all together. And perhaps this comes across to the listener, and they get to share in this experience.”

On remix duties is long time friend ​Willie Burns​ who weirds up the dancefloor, still being respectful to the original and Glasgow’s rising star Mr TC who progs the whole thing up utilising the bassline to reinvented effect.

The track was mixed by previous collaborator ​Ewan Pearson​ - who remixed and produced for The Rapture -​ ​and Mastered by ​Sarah Register​ who has worked with the likes of Lee Scratch Perry, Ariana Grande, Amon Tobin and Depeche Mode.

https://soundcloud.com/motherofmars
https://soundcloud.com/mrtcmusic
https://soundcloud.com/the-ransom-note

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PRÉMIÈRE: Mother Of Mars - Space Without A Shadow (MR TC Remix) [Ransom Note]

WhyPeopleWar Fundraiser for Ukraine: https://whypeopledance.bandcamp.com/

The Why people dance question was asked for the first time in Lithuania back in 2013 but it gained a worldwide echo in its 8 years of existence. Run by @pauliuskamblevicius with the help of @experimentsserial and a network of collaborators, the online electronic music platform and label keeps its heart open for new friends and treasure finds but its filter tight and deep underground. Tune into WPD channels on Soundcloud, YouTube and Bandcamp.